Sermons on Corrupt Church Leaders:

Choose Godly Leaders Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 6, 2016

One of the most important thing for a growing church is their need for godly leadership.

Last Sunday, we began this new series of messages called Grow, Church, Grow! We’re spending the next several weeks studying Paul’s letter of instruction for his young protégé named Titus – the person for whom the writing is named. Titus is ministering on an island ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:5-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Leaders Are Chosen Lesson 38 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 11, 2019

Purity always brings power and progress.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Growth phases. The new church was growing. (Note the church growth term from arithmetic). 120 – praying in the Upper Room (Acts 1:15) 3000 – baptized (Acts 2:14) 5000 – men added (Acts 4:4) More added. “Believers were increasingly added” (Acts 5:14). Multiplied. “. . . the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Training Leaders

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 13, 2001

Training Leaders Who Can Help Grow & Plant Churches - How Jesus Christ Teaching Techniques May Apply to Evangelism and Church Planting

Training Leaders Who Can Help Grow & Plant Churches How Jesus Christ Teaching Techniques May Apply to Evangelism and Church Planting Learning Objectives 1. The students will explain how Christ used object lessons, problem-solution methods, questions, and conversations for effective ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:19-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Leadership In The Early Church Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 7, 2021

By necessity, any group of people who hope to attain certain goals has to have leaders. Organization is an essential component in the body of Christ, just as it is in the existence of any living organism.

By necessity, any group of people who hope to attain certain goals has to have leaders. Organization is an essential component in the body of Christ, just as it is in the existence of any living organism. If there is one thing that the universe compels us to believe about its Creator, it is that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

When Church Hurts PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 7, 2024

This sermon explores how to handle hurt, find healing, and maintain hope through faith in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Healer.

Good morning, dear friends. It is a joy and a privilege to gather together today, unified in our faith and our shared love for the Lord. We are here to open our hearts and minds to the Word of God, to seek His wisdom, and to encourage each other in our walk with Him. Today, we will focus on a topic ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 13:6

Topics: Church Leaders, Hurt

Everyone A Leader?

Contributed by Victor Nazareth on Sep 24, 2002

Can everyone become a leader in the local church? The writer of Hebrews is bemoaning that after so much time the saints were still immature. Is that the case of the church today? Everyone is expected to be and can be a leader!

Introduction: The fervor of the early church was already dwindling by the time of the writing of this later book of the New Testament. Persecution was causing many to fall away. The writer is bemoaning the fact that by this time many of them should have been teachers. They were still spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-14

Denomination: Charismatic

Leaders & Martyrs Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Oct 11, 2013

For the first few chapters of Acts we have heard about the beginnings and growth of the early church in Jerusalem after Pentecost. Now we start to see some of the growing pains and the spread of the church over the next several chapters.

Alistair Begg, one of my favourite preachers who spoke daily in Chicago when I was there in May, shared a story from a pastor’s conference he held at his church last year. The theme of the conference was, from our passage today, “we will devote ourselves to the preaching of the word and ...read more

Loyal Leaders And Faithful Followers Series

Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002

The qualities of successful leaders and successful followers.

Loyal Leaders & Faithful Followers Joshua 1:10-18 George was 28 years old, single, and still living with his parents. One Sunday morning, George told his mother he wasn’t going to church. "First," he said, "I’m tired. Second, the people there don’t like me. And third, the sermons are dull." But ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:10-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Honoring Our Spiritual Leaders Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Dec 10, 2001

Four ways to honor our spiritual leaders.

When I was writing my dissertation last year and earlier this year I had to read over 100 different books and articles about leadership. One of the authors I encountered again and again was Dr. Warren Bennis, who teaches at leadership USC. One of the more interesting books by Dr. Bennis is called ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:17-25, 1 Timothy 5:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Two Charismatic Leaders

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 15, 2014

To find out more about how to find and offer our gifts, our charisms, we should only consider Luther and Peter.

Solemnity of Ss Peter & Paul 2014 Come, Holy Spirit Five hundred and four years ago, a young priest from Germany made a pilgrimage on behalf of his religious community to Rome. He was poorly matched to the priesthood. He had been studying rhetoric and preparing to become a lawyer when his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:15-20

Denomination: Catholic

Defining A Leader Series

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Nov 17, 2005

Leadership, a word we love to use in the church. However, what does a real leader look like?

Acts 6:1-7 Defining a Leader Introduction A. Does any one here live a perfect life? B. A life without any problems that occur? C. I know I don’t, I always have different challenges, situations, events, that create problems D. Here in our passage today we find out that the New Testament Church had ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-7

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Empowering Leaders

Contributed by Brien Sims on Jan 16, 2008

Empowering leadership means putting the “church at large” back into the hands of the people. Elders are there to help govern and protect.

Society today has placed its seal of approval on single parent households and homosexual adoption. The laws allowing such activity give evidence of such a stamp of approval. The ideas of familial leadership have begun to fail quickly. Sociologists and experts in family studies have just recently ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

75. The Church - Our Worship Leader Series

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Nov 17, 2018

The risen Christ now “lives to intercede” for us as our high priest in God’s presence.

IN GOD'S IMAGE 75 - THE CHURCH - OUR WORSHIP LEADER This message is part of a series of 90 sermons based on the title, “In God’s Image – God’s Purpose for humanity.” This series of free sermons or the equivalent free book format is designed to take the reader through an amazing process beginning ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:24-25, Numbers 6:24-26, John 17:19, John 20:17, Colossians 3:16-17, Romans 1:20-21, Romans 12:1, Psalm 42:1-2, 1 Corinthians 10:16, Revelation 5:8-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian Church

A Leaders Prayer

Contributed by Harold Wanton on Apr 30, 2005

A Pastor must keep his church protected from outsiders, therefore he must be able to ferverently for the people of God.

Scripture: Neh. 1:8-9 Remeber, I pray, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; but if you return to me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:8-9

Denomination: Apostolic

The Perfect Leader

Contributed by James May on Jul 22, 2009

God is our perfect Leader, and He is doing all that He can to train us to take on positions of leadership in His church.

The Perfect Leader Wednesday, July 22, 2009 By Pastor Jim May There is no one that I would rather follow than the Lord Jesus Christ. I have been led by a lot of people throughout my life; some in the military, some in the job market and some in the church. Some have been good leaders and some ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:12-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible